British Virgin Islands

Coordinates: 18°30′N 64°30′W / 18.500°N 64.500°W / 18.500; -64.500

The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, is a British overseas territory located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. The islands make up part of the Virgin Islands archipelago; the remaining islands constitute the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Spanish Virgin Islands.

The official name of the Territory is still simply the "Virgin Islands", but the prefix "British" is often used to distinguish it from the neighbouring American territory which changed its name from the "Danish West Indies" to "Virgin Islands of the United States" in 1917. British Virgin Islands government publications continue to begin with the name "The Territory of the Virgin Islands", and the Territory's passports simply refer to the "Virgin Islands", and all laws begin with the words "Virgin Islands". Moreover, the Territory's Constitutional Commission has expressed the view that "every effort should be made", to encourage the use of the name "Virgin Islands".

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Money trail: questions over deposed Bangladeshi elite’s £400m UK property empire

The Observer 01 Dec 2024
One, bought for £26.75m in March 2022, is owned – via a British Virgin Islands company – by Ahmed Shayan Rahman ... Members of the family own two vast properties here, acquired for a combined £13m and owned via companies registered in the British Virgin Islands, Golden Oak Venture Limited and Kaliakra Holdings Limited....
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South African man charged with manslaughter - Jamaica Observer

Jamaica Observer 30 Nov 2024
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) \u2013 The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has charged a South African man with manslaughter following a boating incident that claimed the life of Captain Stephen Cross Jr....
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U.S. stands as China's second-largest portfolio investment recipient

ECNS 30 Nov 2024
The top five recipients were the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the United States, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom, with the amounts being $499.8 billion, $291 ......
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Looking for winter sun? You'll find it in Saint Lucia | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 30 Nov 2024
Enter the sunny Eastern Caribbean island of Saint Lucia ... In the northwest of the island, five-star resort Windjammer Landing spans an impressive 65 acres of coastline ... You can fly direct from London to the island with British Airways or Virgin Atlantic in less than ten hours and it’s a 90-minute transfer to the resort....
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The dull Berkshire town that’s become a laundromat for the world’s dirty cash

AOL 29 Nov 2024
Over 90pc of this money originated from the British Virgin Islands, favoured by the ultra-wealthy looking to avoid tax ... A British Virgin Islands spokesman said. “The British Virgin Islands is unwavering in its commitment to combating money laundering, tax evasion, and all forms of illicit financial activity....

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